Every day, people communicate with one another using language. Students must be aware of the various grammatical and semantic structures of language. One of the most demanding skills in language learning is listening. This is because it allows them to identify and interpret language's creative ways. This article demonstrates the difficulties encountered by students when learning the listening skill and it suggests new techniques which can be implemented to improve students' performance in listening skill.

Listening skill, Listening comprehension, Students, Language, Second or foreign language, Techniques.

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